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Morning Brief 2024-02-12

February 12, 2024
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah)
TOPIC: The latest $95 BILLION aid package just passed a procedural hurdle.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.)
TOPIC: How Congress is fighting back against the global food agenda.

Ruth 1:16

Ruth 1:16

News...

Senate breaks filibuster, clearing key hurdle in advancing $95 billion foreign aid package
The Senate cleared a procedural hurdle, with more than 60 senators on both sides of the aisle voting to advance a $95.34 billion aid package during a rare Sunday session.

Mail-in ballot fraud study says Trump likely won in 2020
The study was based on data obtained from a Heartland/Rasmussen survey in December that revealed that roughly one in five mail-in voters admitted to potentially fraudulent actions in the presidential election.

Cattle crisis as production plummets to decades-low level, rancher warns
"Biden policies hurting America's cattlemen," says consumers will pay the price.

Georgia whistleblowers lining up to testify against Fulton County DA Fani Willis, state lawmaker says
The Georgia Senate is investigating whether Fulton County DA Fani Willis misused federal and state funds.

Fani Willis Forced US Marshals To Hand-Deliver Subpoena From House Judiciary Committee
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis failed to take service of a House Judiciary Committee subpoena over email, requiring the U.S. Marshals Service to hand-deliver it to her personally, the Daily Caller has learned.

Alaska confirms first fatal case of Alaskapox
Alaska health officials confirmed the state’s first fatal case of Alaskapox — a recently discovered viral disease.

Oregon officials confirm first bubonic plague case in the state since 2015
A resident in Oregon has been infected with the state's first instance of bubonic plague since 2015, according to Fox News Digital. The report noted that the individual was likely infected with the plague by a pet cat.

More raids on Chinese pot grows throughout Maine
The series of raids comes as Maine law enforcement are accelerating the clampdown on foreign organized crime in rural Maine.

A Missouri woman has been charged after baking her newborn baby to death in an oven she thought was a crib
She told authorities she was "putting her child down for a nap, and accidentally placed the child in the oven instead of a crib."

Politics...

NY Times Editorial Board: The Challenges of an Aging President
Mr. Biden’s performance at his news conference on Thursday night was intended to assure the public that his memory is fine and argue that Mr. Hur was out of line; instead, the president raised more questions about his cognitive sharpness and temperament.

86% Of Americans Say Biden Too Old For Another Term: Poll
The number is a double-digit jump from its September poll with the Washington Post that found 74% of Americans said that Biden was too old.

WaPo: ‘Hair on fire’: Democratic worries grow over claims about Biden’s memory lapses
The broad conclusion among Democrats is that a dangerous and misleading caricature of the president’s performance is at risk of setting in.

Politico: White House frustration with Garland grows
The president believes the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents went beyond his authority. And part of the blame is being placed on the AG.

Biden allies say president is ‘sharp,’ special counsel criticism is ‘BS’
Alejandro Mayorkas said, "The most difficult part about a meeting with President Biden is preparing for it because he is sharp, intensely probing and detail-oriented and focused.”

NY Times: Why the Age Issue Is Hurting Biden So Much More Than Trump
Both Donald Trump and President Biden are over 75. But voters appear less likely to worry that Mr. Trump is too old to serve.

Clinton adviser Begala on Hur report: ‘This is terrible for Democrats’
“I think Biden made it worse, no question about it,” Begala said of the president’s press conference.

Victor Davis Hanson: Biden weaves tangled web of deceit around classified document scandal
Despite claims of transparency, Joe Biden knew he improperly retained classified documents as far back as 2017 but only disclosed them to get ahead of the naming of a special counsel to investigate Trump.

James Carville slams Biden decision to skip Super Bowl interview
“That’s a kind of sign that the staff or yourself doesn’t have much confidence in you. There’s no other way to read this.”

Democrat insiders say party should dump Biden at summer convention
"He looked like a deer stuck in the headlights last night. There isn't enough gas in the tank for another four and a half years. Ultimately we're going to see more and more prominent Democrats saying the quiet part out loud."

Michelle Obama won't replace Biden in 2024, former senior Obama adviser says
Conservatives have speculated that Michelle Obama could replace Biden in the presidential race.

Video: Five straight minutes that show Biden's diminished mental fitness
Here are five straight minutes that show exactly why the special counsel noted Biden's diminished mental fitness.

Video: Biden looks and sounds like a completely different person in this 2018 interview
In 2018, Biden said it was "totally legitimate" for Americans to question his "vitality." He asks, "Can I still run up the steps of Air Force Two? Am I still in good shape? Do I have all my faculties? Am I energetic?"

Bill Maher suggests Biden bow out at DNC
“I said he was going to be the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of presidential politics,” Maher said of Biden. “He stayed too long at the fair."

Democrats don't have many options if they want to replace Biden
Choosing a candidate to replace Biden would be a messy process: Would the party want to go with its current VP, Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, or some other dark horse candidate? Who within the party would ultimately make that decision? What happens to all of the Biden campaign's funding?

Babylon Bee: 8 Potential Candidates To Replace Biden Before The Election
The Babylon Bee has exclusively obtained the following list of potential replacement candidates.

Cotton blasts DOJ’s ‘blatant double standard’ for charging Trump but not Biden
“That’s what you’d expect to see in a place like Pakistan and Brazil, not in the United States of America,” Cotton said.

DNC Accuses RFK Jr. Of Illegal Effort To Get On State Ballots For 2024 Run Against Biden
In the Democrats' latest attack on democracy, the DNC is suing to try to keep RFK Jr. off state ballots in the general election. [RFK Jr. response]

RFK Jr. Apologizes After Vintage Kennedy Super Bowl Ad Angers His Kin
"I'm so sorry if the Super Bowl advertisement caused anyone in my family pain. The ad was created and aired by the American Values Super PAC without any involvement or approval from my campaign."

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan running for Senate
The anti-Trump "moderate" Republican is expected to file for the open Senate seat on Friday.

Economy / ESG / DEI...

WSJ: We’re Not Eating Enough Bacon, and That’s a Problem for the Economy
The American pork industry has become so efficient that demand can’t keep up with supply. In search of solutions, farmers and processors are looking at everything from new overseas markets to fattier, tastier pigs.

Immigration...

Mayorkas, Biden administration don't 'bear responsibility' for border crisis
"We don’t bear responsibility for a broken system. We’re doing a tremendous amount within that broken system,” Mayorkas said.

Trump predicts ‘100% chance’ of terrorist attack in ‘not-too-distant future’ from border crisis
“Under Biden, millions of illegals are now pouring into our country, and these include terrorists.”

Mexican drug cartels are targeting America’s ‘last best place’
Cartel associates have flooded Montana with fentanyl and meth – and also set up operations on Indian reservations, where law enforcement is scarce.

WAR News... 

Directly beneath UNRWA’s Gaza headquarters, IDF uncovers top secret Hamas data center
The subterranean data center — complete with an electrical room, industrial battery power banks, and living quarters for Hamas terrorists operating the computer servers — was built precisely under the location where Israel would not consider looking initially, let alone target in an airstrike.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hospitalized again with 'emergency issue'
Austin was transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday afternoon. Austin was exhibiting symptoms of an "emergent bladder issue."

Ukraine / Russia...

Trump Riles Critics With Anecdote About NATO Spending Negotiations
“One of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, ‘Well, sir, if we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us?’ I said, you didn’t pay? You’re delinquent? He said, ‘Yes, let’s say that happened.’ No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay,” Trump said.

5 Claims From Putin’s Tucker Carlson Interview, Fact-Checked
This is from the Moscow Times, an anti-Putin paper; however it appears to be pretty balanced.

Putin's leg twitch during Tucker Carlson interview sparks fresh health speculation
About 90 minutes into the interview, Putin’s left foot could be seen rising upwards before Putin placed a hand on his leg to push it down.

Twitter thread on the Tucker Carlson-Vladimir Putin interview
The lengthy interview allows assessment of Putin's health, state of mind, thought patterns, and goals based on speech and behavior.

Media...

Bill Ackman responds to Washington Post hit piece
The billionaire investor published a detailed rebuttal accusing the Washington Post of mischaracterizing his views and motivations regarding diversity and ESG initiatives in a recent profile, citing omitted facts and anonymous sourcing that painted a misleading portrait.

Elon Musk slams ‘false news reports’ that SpaceX is selling Starlink to Russia
Outlets that have reported on the alleged false claims include Reuters, Wall Street Journal, the Telegraph, Fox Business, Politico, Newsweek, and others.

China...

Biden and his re-election campaign have joined TikTok
President Biden officially joined TikTok on Sunday. The campaign announced his arrival on the platform with a video captioned “lol hey guys.”

Kristi Noem responds to Biden joining the Tiktok
"Hey @joebiden, you’ve done a lot of dumb things over the last 3 years. Handing your data over to China may be the dumbest. Biden is joining TikTok — and partnering with China to spy on the American people."

Congressional committee chair slams TikTok's role in aiding Chinese migrant surge at southern border
"... under the Biden administration’s policies, reports demonstrate that migrants receive step-by-step instructions from CCP-controlled TikTok on where to illegally cross into the United States."

Europe...

Allies think US is becoming less reliable, regardless of who wins election
European leaders are becoming more inclined to increase military spending and create alliances without the U.S.

French Populist Marine Le Pen Leads Field in Race to Replace President Macron
Populist French firebrand Marine Le Pen is currently leading the polls for the next presidential election and is now in a position to win the second round of voting, which has eluded her in her previous two attempts to ascend to the Élysée Palace.

Rising Distress in Germany Signals a Lot More Struggles Ahead
Credit investors are betting that Germany’s struggles are more than a temporary blip.

CNN: An alleged gang rape shocks Italy and provides fodder for an ascendant far right
Last month’s alleged gang rape in Catania has become not only a symbol of violence against women in the country, but a cause célèbre for Italy’s far-right government. The seven suspected perpetrators were all Egyptian migrants.

Environment...

2.34 billion metric tons of rare earth minerals discovered in Wyoming that could make US 'world leader'
American Rare Earths Inc. announced that the reserves near Wheatland dramatically surpass the China’s 44 million metric tons. As much as 95% of processed rare earth minerals come from China, and the US imports 74% of its supply from the nation. China recently announced a ban on rare earth extraction.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Socialist lawmaker says the quiet part out loud: 'There is no such thing as parental rights'
"I like to say, first of all, that there's no such thing as parental rights in Canada," said Garrison. "There are parental responsibilities. And in Canadian family law, the primary responsibility of parents is to support and affirm their kids."

One Year Later: How Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney Fiasco Pushed Beer Industry To Rewrite Its Ad Standards
While Bud Light dealt with a nationwide boycott over its partnership with Mulvaney, it fought a less high-profile legal battle over whether the promotion of beer by Mulvaney — who often presents on social media as an entertainer for kids — was compliant with industry standards that ban marketing alcohol to minors.

FL transgender activists stage die-ins at DMVs over new driver's license rule that doesn't let you switch genders
"The FL DMV is killing trans people," they claim.

Health...

WaPo: Why are Republicans more likely to suffer hearing loss?
The Washington Post takes a hearing loss map of the U.S. and turns it into an anti-gun rant.

Chernobyl's mutant wolves appear to have developed resistance to cancer, study finds
The wolves are exposed to cancer-causing radiation as they roam the wastelands of the abandoned city. Researchers find that part of their genetic information seems resilient to increased risk of the disease.

Bronx pol Amanda Farias eyes NYC ‘human milk bank’ to feed infants
A Bronx lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require the New York City government to create a “municipal human milk bank” to collect, store, and distribute donated breast milk to feed babies.

Religion...

Nuns in NY pack their bags, join millions of Americans moving to Florida
In a bid to find peace and quiet, the religious community sought permission from Rome to move to Florida to an "ideal location for our life of contemplative prayer."

AI...

Taylor Swift's AI porn debacle alters our 'reality'
A growing trend of AI-created content is changing how we view celebrity.

Technology...

In digital warfare, the meme is king
During President Trump’s ascendancy, internet culture reporting was preoccupied with one thing: meme magic.

Travel...

The NFL must learn there is only one national anthem
The NFL will continue trying to disunite America by featuring two separate “anthems” to begin the Super Bowl. Our country has only one national anthem, which speaks for all its citizens. To suggest otherwise is anathema.

Boy falsely accused of ‘blackface’ by Deadspin arrives at Super Bowl wearing full headdress
Armenta, a young boy from Oklahoma, arrived at the game wearing the Native American headdress that woke Deadspin reporter Carron J. Phillips tried to cancel him over.

Observation: The last time the 49ers lost the Super Bowl to the Chiefs, we got COVID-19
Plus it's an election year.

Feb 12, 2008 - Toledo mayor kicks out the Marines... Abe Lincoln a racist?... Hillary replaces campaign manager... Bobby Cutts testimony... Bloomberg on global warming... 67-year-old found in dog collar, high heels... 17-year-olds allowed to vote?...

Trump's proposal explained: Ukraine's path to peace without NATO expansion

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor | Getty Images

Strategic compromise, not absolute victory, often ensures lasting stability.

When has any country been asked to give up land it won in a war? Even if a nation is at fault, the punishment must be measured.

After World War I, Germany, the main aggressor, faced harsh penalties under the Treaty of Versailles. Germans resented the restrictions, and that resentment fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler, ultimately leading to World War II. History teaches that justice for transgressions must avoid creating conditions for future conflict.

Ukraine and Russia must choose to either continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

Russia and Ukraine now stand at a similar crossroads. They can cling to disputed land and prolong a devastating war, or they can make concessions that might secure a lasting peace. The stakes could not be higher: Tens of thousands die each month, and the choice between endless bloodshed and negotiated stability hinges on each side’s willingness to yield.

History offers a guide. In 1967, Israel faced annihilation. Surrounded by hostile armies, the nation fought back and seized large swaths of territory from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria. Yet Israel did not seek an empire. It held only the buffer zones needed for survival and returned most of the land. Security and peace, not conquest, drove its decisions.

Peace requires concessions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both Russia and Ukraine will need to “get something” from a peace deal. He’s right. Israel proved that survival outweighs pride. By giving up land in exchange for recognition and an end to hostilities, it stopped the cycle of war. Egypt and Israel have not fought in more than 50 years.

Russia and Ukraine now press opposing security demands. Moscow wants a buffer to block NATO. Kyiv, scarred by invasion, seeks NATO membership — a pledge that any attack would trigger collective defense by the United States and Europe.

President Donald Trump and his allies have floated a middle path: an Article 5-style guarantee without full NATO membership. Article 5, the core of NATO’s charter, declares that an attack on one is an attack on all. For Ukraine, such a pledge would act as a powerful deterrent. For Russia, it might be more palatable than NATO expansion to its border

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

Peace requires concessions. The human cost is staggering: U.S. estimates indicate 20,000 Russian soldiers died in a single month — nearly half the total U.S. casualties in Vietnam — and the toll on Ukrainians is also severe. To stop this bloodshed, both sides need to recognize reality on the ground, make difficult choices, and anchor negotiations in security and peace rather than pride.

Peace or bloodshed?

Both Russia and Ukraine claim deep historical grievances. Ukraine arguably has a stronger claim of injustice. But the question is not whose parchment is older or whose deed is more valid. The question is whether either side is willing to trade some land for the lives of thousands of innocent people. True security, not historical vindication, must guide the path forward.

History shows that punitive measures or rigid insistence on territorial claims can perpetuate cycles of war. Germany’s punishment after World War I contributed directly to World War II. By contrast, Israel’s willingness to cede land for security and recognition created enduring peace. Ukraine and Russia now face the same choice: Continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

NurPhoto / Contributor | Getty Images

Seniors, children, and the isolated increasingly rely on machines for conversation, risking real relationships and the emotional depth that only humans provide.

Jill Smola is 75 years old. She’s a retiree from Orlando, Florida, and she spent her life caring for the elderly. She played games, assembled puzzles, and offered company to those who otherwise would have sat alone.

Now, she sits alone herself. Her husband has died. She has a lung condition. She can’t drive. She can’t leave her home. Weeks can pass without human interaction.

Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

But CBS News reports that she has a new companion. And she likes this companion more than her own daughter.

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

She spends five hours a day talking to her AI friend. They play games, do trivia, and just talk. She says she even prefers it to real people.

My first thought was simple: Stop this. We are losing our humanity.

But as I sat with the story, I realized something uncomfortable. Maybe we’ve already lost some of our humanity — not to AI, but to ourselves.

Outsourcing presence

How often do we know the right thing to do yet fail to act? We know we should visit the lonely. We know we should sit with someone in pain. We know what Jesus would do: Notice the forgotten, touch the untouchable, offer time and attention without outsourcing compassion.

Yet how often do we just … talk about it? On the radio, online, in lectures, in posts. We pontificate, and then we retreat.

I asked myself: What am I actually doing to close the distance between knowing and doing?

Human connection is messy. It’s inconvenient. It takes patience, humility, and endurance. AI doesn’t challenge you. It doesn’t interrupt your day. It doesn’t ask anything of you. Real people do. Real people make us confront our pride, our discomfort, our loneliness.

We’ve built an economy of convenience. We can have groceries delivered, movies streamed, answers instantly. But friendships — real relationships — are slow, inefficient, unpredictable. They happen in the blank spaces of life that we’ve been trained to ignore.

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

AI provides comfort without challenge. It eliminates the risk of real intimacy. It’s an elegant coping mechanism for loneliness, but a poor substitute for life. If we’re not careful, the lonely won’t just be alone — they’ll be alone with an anesthetic, a shadow that never asks for anything, never interrupts, never makes them grow.

Reclaiming our humanity

We need to reclaim our humanity. Presence matters. Not theory. Not outrage. Action.

It starts small. Pull up a chair for someone who eats alone. Call a neighbor you haven’t spoken to in months. Visit a nursing home once a month — then once a week. Ask their names, hear their stories. Teach your children how to be present, to sit with someone in grief, without rushing to fix it.

Turn phones off at dinner. Make Sunday afternoons human time. Listen. Ask questions. Don’t post about it afterward. Make the act itself sacred.

Humility is central. We prefer machines because we can control them. Real people are inconvenient. They interrupt our narratives. They demand patience, forgiveness, and endurance. They make us confront ourselves.

A friend will challenge your self-image. A chatbot won’t.

Our homes are quieter. Our streets are emptier. Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

Before we worry about how AI will reshape humanity, we must first practice humanity. It can start with 15 minutes a day of undivided attention, presence, and listening.

Change usually comes when pain finally wins. Let’s not wait for that. Let’s start now. Because real connection restores faster than any machine ever will.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

Spencer Platt / Staff | Getty Images

For years, the media warned of right-wing terror. But the bullets, bombs, and body bags are piling up on the left — with support from Democrat leaders and voters.

For decades, the media and federal agencies have warned Americans that the greatest threat to our homeland is the political right — gun-owning veterans, conservative Christians, anyone who ever voted for President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden once declared that white supremacy is “the single most dangerous terrorist threat” in the nation.

Since Trump’s re-election, the rhetoric has only escalated. Outlets like the Washington Post and the Guardian warned that his second term would trigger a wave of far-right violence.

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing.

They were wrong.

The real domestic threat isn’t coming from MAGA grandmas or rifle-toting red-staters. It’s coming from the radical left — the anarchists, the Marxists, the pro-Palestinian militants, and the anti-American agitators who have declared war on law enforcement, elected officials, and civil society.

Willful blindness

On July 4, a group of black-clad terrorists ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Alvarado, Texas. They hurled fireworks at the building, spray-painted graffiti, and then opened fire on responding law enforcement, shooting a local officer in the neck. Journalist Andy Ngo has linked the attackers to an Antifa cell in the Dallas area.

Authorities have so far charged 14 people in the plot and recovered AR-style rifles, body armor, Kevlar vests, helmets, tactical gloves, and radios. According to the Department of Justice, this was a “planned ambush with intent to kill.”

And it wasn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a growing pattern of continuous violent left-wing incidents since December last year.

Monthly attacks

Most notably, in December 2024, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. Mangione reportedly left a manifesto raging against the American health care system and was glorified by some on social media as a kind of modern Robin Hood.

One Emerson College poll found that 41% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 said the murder was “acceptable” or “somewhat acceptable.”

The next month, a man carrying Molotov cocktails was arrested near the U.S. Capitol. He allegedly planned to assassinate Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

In February, the “Tesla Takedown” attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships started picking up traction.

In March, a self-described “queer scientist” was arrested after allegedly firebombing the Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Graffiti on the burned building read “ICE = KKK.”

In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-Pa.) official residence was firebombed on Passover night. The suspect allegedly set the governor’s mansion on fire because of what Shapiro, who is Jewish, “wants to do to the Palestinian people.”

In May, two young Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Witnesses said the shooter shouted “Free Palestine” as he was being arrested. The suspect told police he acted “for Gaza” and was reportedly linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

In June, an Egyptian national who had entered the U.S. illegally allegedly threw a firebomb at a peaceful pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado. Eight people were hospitalized, and an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor later died from her injuries.

That same month, a pro-Palestinian rioter in New York was arrested for allegedly setting fire to 11 police vehicles. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE rioters smashed cars, set fires, and hurled rocks at law enforcement. House Democrats refused to condemn the violence.

Barbara Davidson / Contributor | Getty Images

In Portland, Oregon, rioters tried to burn down another ICE facility and assaulted police officers before being dispersed with tear gas. Graffiti left behind read: “Kill your masters.”

On July 7, a Michigan man opened fire on a Customs and Border Protection facility in McAllen, Texas, wounding two police officers and an agent. Border agents returned fire, killing the suspect.

Days later in California, ICE officers conducting a raid on an illegal cannabis farm in Ventura County were attacked by left-wing activists. One protester appeared to fire at federal agents.

This is not a series of isolated incidents. It’s a timeline of escalation. Political assassinations, firebombings, arson, ambushes — all carried out in the name of radical leftist ideology.

Democrats are radicalizing

This isn’t just the work of fringe agitators. It’s being enabled — and in many cases encouraged — by elected Democrats.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz routinely calls ICE “Trump’s modern-day Gestapo.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attempted to block an ICE operation in her city. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE agents to a neo-Nazi group. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson referred to them as “secret police terrorizing our communities.”

Apparently, other Democratic lawmakers, according to Axios, are privately troubled by their own base. One unnamed House Democrat admitted that supporters were urging members to escalate further: “Some of them have suggested what we really need to do is be willing to get shot.” Others were demanding blood in the streets to get the media’s attention.

A study from Rutgers University and the National Contagion Research Institute found that 55% of Americans who identify as “left of center” believe that murdering Donald Trump would be at least “somewhat justified.”

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing. They don’t want the chaos to stop. They want to harness it, normalize it, and weaponize it.

The truth is, this isn’t just about ICE. It’s not even about Trump. It’s about whether a republic can survive when one major party decides that our institutions no longer apply.

Truth still matters. Law and order still matter. And if the left refuses to defend them, then we must be the ones who do.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

America's comeback: Trump is crushing crime in the Capitol

Andrew Harnik / Staff | Getty Images

Trump’s DC crackdown is about more than controlling crime — it’s about restoring America’s strength and credibility on the world stage.

Donald Trump on Monday invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying the National Guard to restore law and order. This move is long overdue.

D.C.’s crime problem has been spiraling for years as local authorities and Democratic leadership have abandoned the nation’s capital to the consequences of their own failed policies. The city’s murder rate is about three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-led Havana, Cuba.

When DC is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak.

Theft, assaults, and carjackings have transformed many of its streets into war zones. D.C. saw a 32% increase in homicides from 2022 to 2023, marking the highest number in two decades and surpassing both New York and Los Angeles. Even if crime rates dropped to 2019 levels, that wouldn’t be good enough.

Local leaders have downplayed the crisis, manipulating crime stats to preserve their image. Felony assault, for example, is no longer considered a “violent crime” in their crime stats. Same with carjacking. But the reality on the streets is different. People in D.C. are living in constant fear.

Trump isn’t waiting for the crime rate to improve on its own. He’s taking action.

Broken windows theory in action

Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts the “broken windows theory” into action — the idea that ignoring minor crimes invites bigger ones. When authorities look the other way on turnstile-jumping or graffiti, they signal that lawbreaking carries no real consequence.

Rudy Giuliani used this approach in the 1990s to clean up New York, cracking down on small offenses before they escalated. Trump is doing the same in the capital, drawing a hard line and declaring enough is enough. Letting crime fester in Washington tells the world that the seat of American power tolerates lawlessness.

What Trump is doing for D.C. isn’t just about law enforcement — it’s about national identity. When D.C. is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak. The capital city represents the soul of the country. If we can’t even keep our own capital safe, how can we expect anyone to take us seriously?

Bloomberg / Contributor | Getty Images

Reversing the decline

Anyone who has visited D.C. regularly over the past several years has witnessed its rapid decline. Homeless people bathe in the fountains outside Union Station. People are tripping out in Dupont Circle. The left’s negligence is a disgrace, enabling drug use and homelessness to explode on our capital’s streets while depriving these individuals of desperately needed care and help.

Restoring law and order to D.C. is not about politics or scoring points. It’s about doing what’s right for the people. It’s about protecting communities, taking the vulnerable off the streets, and sending the message to both law-abiding and law-breaking citizens alike that the rule of law matters.

D.C. should be a lesson to the rest of America. If we want to take our cities back, we need leadership willing to take bold action. Trump is showing how to do it.

Now, it’s time for other cities to step up and follow his lead. We can restore law and order. We can make our cities something to be proud of again.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.